Lip and Point

Lip

Lip noun - Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking.

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Point and lip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a noun "Lip".

Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.

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Lip and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lip" instead a noun "Point".

human	human lip	human point
high	high lip	high point
right	right lip	right point
fair	fair lip	fair point
Other adjectives: large, dramatic, minor, random.

Compare and contrast Erik Mahren, the firearms instructor (up to a point), who can and will take down any student who's stupid enough to give him lip on the ranges.

Source: Drill Sergeant Nasty
He tells the viewers that they "must be pleasing" and at one point advises them to "use plenty of lip and tongue action", leading to nervous laughter from Servo.

Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Live-Action TV
It seems to run in the family as well since Billy's father claims to be a singer to the point where he lip-syncs to a record while pretending he is actually singing.

Source: Film / Buffalo '66

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